Mark 6:7-13

The Ministry of the Twelve

7 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. ¹

8 He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money ^[a] in their belts—

9 and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

10 And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.

11 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.” ^[b]

12 So they set out and preached that the people should repent.

13 They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

Cross References

• 1. (Matthew 10:5–15; Luke 9:1–6)

Footnotes

• [a]. Or copper coins
• [b]. BYZ and TR include Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town; see Matthew 10:15.